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no property qualification.—( Cheers and laughter.) So much for his justice to England, and he (Mr. Shaw) hoped Govern. meat v, ould appreciate these notions of justice. Then, as to his justice to Ireland, Ireland he has over and over again declared, could not have full justice till the Church was destroyed. Then as to justice to the empire, there could be none till the Union was repealed. As to the law, his sense of justice was that it was to be resisted ; but this frequently ended in active resistance, which caused bloodshed, lamentation, and ruin, the too often consequences of charitable and patriotic re commendation. Well, again, as to property—( Interruptions from the Ministerial side, Mr. C'Connell cried out, " Spoke, spoke.") No doubt the Hon. Gentleman was anxious to put to an end to the argument ; but he would ask, would the House take its notions of justice from a man whose notions of it were so loose and contradictory, and opposed on every point to the feeling of the House and the country? —( Hear, hear, hear.) So late as yesterday he went about from meeting to meeting, abusing and slandering . every institution of the State, and the greatest individuals in the country, in language, though becoming him, disgraceful even for his rude and disreputable auditory to hear. But would he render to others that measure of justice which he requires for himself? No, he would not. Would he render them that degree of justice that all acknowledge ? Will he yield to every man what is due to him ? Will he give equal law, and ensure safety to life, protection to property, and the enjoy ment of sound, wholesome, and rational liberty to the poor as well as the rich ? Will he shield them from brutal outrage on the one hand, and the grasp of selfish avarice on the other ? —( Loud cheering from the Opposition.) If this Bill should be passed, the effect would be to do injustice to the Protes tant population of Ireland in the name of justice. It would awaken party animosity, and arouse the flames of discord which now preyed upon the very vitals of the country, render ing property insecure, and putting life itself in danger. What, he would ask, was meant by the cry of justice for Ireland ? If that cry was to be heard, let it be taken it its fair and proper sense—fiat justitia mat calum. (The Right Honourable Gentleman, on resuming his seat, was loudly cheered.) Mr. CALLAGHAN denied the assertion that Ireland was ruled by Priests and demagogues. With respect to the Priests they had quite enough to do in attending to their spi ritual duties, and if they occasionally asserted their rights as citizens by attending public meetings, surely no man would deny that they were justified in doing so ? With regard to the amendments of the Lords, their effect would be to place the Corporation funds of Ireland in the hands of persons by whom the trust would be abused, and in short all the existing abuses of the Corporations would be perpetuated if those amendments wero carried ; whereas, by the Bill of the At torney-General for Ireland the orporate funds would be fairly distributed, and appropriated to their original objects. Mr. BROWNE observed that there could be no stronger argument in support of justice for Ireland than the fact of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Shaw), himself an Irish Judge, asking what was meant by the phrase. Surely no stronger argument could be -urged to strengthen the demand. The Gallant Colonel (Conolly) had spoken that evening, and talked a great deal about the mischievous effects of agita t on. But was there no agitation amongst those whom the Gallant Colonel was politically associated with ? Had they not themselves profited by it ? For it was quite clear that the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman himself was placed by agitation alone in his present situation as Member for the Uni versity of Dublin, as were also the two Hon. Gentlemen who now represented that city. Mr. FINCH rose, amidst loud cries of " Adjourn," and " Divide." Since the pariod at which Ireland was ad mitted to a participation in .the blessings of the British Con stitution she bad been curs e'd by a system of agitation which unfortunately existed there even up to the present hour, and he was perfectly convinced that the Bill proposed by his Majesty's Government -would, under the plea of intro ducing corporate reform, produce tenfold the evils it pro fessed to remedy, and give a new impulse to agitation, dis cord, and outrage. He thought that it was the duty of the British Legislature to pause - before they consented to abolish one monopoly by the substitution of another far more objec tionable than that which now existed. He was sure, whatever might have been said to the contrary, and however strongly Hon. Members opposite might feel upon the subject, their own calm good sense must tell them that the House of Lords had an equal right to exercise their judgment as the House of Commons had to decide upon measure brought before them.— ( Hear, hear, hear.) It could not be denied that certain parties who supported the Government in this measure bad ulterior objects in view. The House had been told by a gentleman who belonged to that party that nothing but the total extinction of Tithes would satisfy the people of Ireland. Thus had one concession led to the demand for others, and he was quite sa tisfied that the effect of the present Bill would be to establish Catholic supremacy in Ireland.—( Cheers. ) The debate was adjourned until to-morrow; and then the other Orders of the Day having been di-posed of, the House, on the motion of Mr. BROTH EfiTON, adjourned at twelve o'clock. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition, signed by upwards of L9OO persons connected with the Reform Association of the borough of Warrington, against the Lords' amendments of the Irish Municipal Bill. ORD WILLIAM BENTINCK, M.P., (late J Governor-General of India), will take the Chair at a PUBLIC MEETING, to be held in Exeter Hall, Strand, on WEDNESDAY next, the 15th inst., at Twelve for One o'Clock pre cisely, to consider the Claims of Mr. BUCKINGHAM, M.P. for Sheffield, for the losses and sufferings entailed upon his Family by the destruction of their property in India.—Many other Mem bers of Parliament who advocated these Claims in the House of Commons have also engaged to honour the Meeting with their presence and support.—The friends of justice and humanity, with out distinction of party or politics, are therefore earnestly invited to attend. PARLLAIMEN TARY SUMMARY. In the Loans' last night little was either .said or done be yond the passing of the Postage Duties' Bill, and the ad vancing some other' Bills. In the COMMONS' many petitions were again presented against the Lords' amendments from all parts of the kingdom. 'There was some conversation on the subject c.f appointing a Committee for the revision of public Bills. Mr. Harvey gave notice of his intention upon moving the order of the day on the Irish Tithe Bill, to move tint a rent-charge upon the land in Ireland be substituted for the abolition of tithe. Mr. Robin son's motion on the sub j ect of our commercial relations with Portugal was postponed till the 7th of July. Leave was given to Mr. Sergeant Goulburn to bring in a Bill for the regula tion of law-fees in the superior Courts. One of those farces, called "a conference," was held with the Lords on the subject of printing the votes, &c. Their Lordships were pleated to. withold, in part, their consent. The remainder of the even ing was occupied with the yet unconcluded consideration of the Lords' " amendments" to the Bill relating to the Corpora tions of Ireland. The plan now proposed by Government is to limit the operation of Municipal Reform to eleven of the cities which contain the largest population ; and the course to be adopted is to disagree with the greater part of the "amend ments" made by the Lords, and to preserve the original prin ciple, but not to insist on the original form of the Bill. The debate will be resumed to-night. IMPORTANT SALES OF LANDED PROPERTY. We have occas'.onally reminded our readers that, during the present season, a considerable reaction had taken place in property of every description, and in those remarks we espe cially called the attention of those who were inclined to in vest in land. The last month has afforded ample proof of the soundness of our remarks. We shall not stop to enquire if the cause be traced to the more tranquil state of the political world. It may be so ; but the fact is incontrovertible—Mr. George Robins has given the best proof that we did not argue upon fallacious grounds. He has lately sold a very large domain in Ireland, where the fee simple rarely averaged more than 18 years' purchase at 25 years, and to the amount of eighty thou sand pounds. It was but the other day, an estate he could not sell in Wales for 34,0001. found a willing purchaser in the wealthy M. F. for Worcest er a t 36 , 0001 . Last week he sold estates within a few miles of Abergavenny exceeding in value of 30,0001., at an average of 30 years' purchase, and on a rack rental, and yesterday proved, beyond the power of doubt, these were not solitary instances of the inclination to return to the good old custom of preferring land to the uncertainty of the Funds' at the present unhealthy price. The sale of the two large estates in North and South Devonshire, so long an nounced by Mr. Robins, took place yesterday at the Mart, and we believe since the memorable event of the Ormonde pro perty (for which he obtained 500,0001.), there has not been more spirit or more competition than was manifested yester day. We are induced to refer to these matters, because our readers and large capitalists at a distance can alone arrive at a thorough knowledge of the value of land by such sales as we are now alluding to. The Auction Mart was literally crowded ; before these important sales commenced the auctioneer indulged his auditory with a very long exor dium, contrasting the high rate of interest which land had latterly produced in comparison with the Funds. We cannot find room to follow him in his able exposition, the main object of which was to prove that it must be a very unnatural state of things when the funded property should pay less in terest than terra firma, inasmuch as the least demonstration of war, or any other untoward event, would reduce the Funds exactly in the proportion that it would influence and increase the value of land. The first property under consideration was the Farringdon Estate, within three miles of Exeter. This property was tried by a country auctioneer in the last autumn, with out producing any competition : the executors then con signed it to George Robins's hammer. The rental was under 1,000/., independent of occasional abatement, and after a spirited opposition, was sold to a wealthy Alderman for 31,500 guineas, independent of the timber. The next was the far-famed Buckland Filleigh, an estate seventeen miles from Oakhampton. The mansion is proverbially one of the best in this distant county—the land very moderate—the situation quite delightful—and has long been possessed by Co lonel Fortescue. The present rental was 900/. a -s.ear ; and on the determipation of six old lives, it will be increased to 1,250/. a year. The competition was most spirited, and after much of good humour (which prevailed throughout each sale), it was sold to Capt. Templer for 33,000 guineas, who is to take the timber at a fair valuation, and is estimated at 15,0001. , From this hasty summary it will be seen that more than 30 years' purchase is now established as a fair criterion of the present value of land. The large estates he has announced to sell, this and the succeeding months, in Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Oxford, Berks, Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, and indeed almost every county in England, will be most favourably prejudiced by the late successful results. Mr. Barry O'Meara was considered yesterday by his physicians in imminent danger, and very little hopes were entertained of his recovery. His complaint is a violent ery sipelas in the face, attended with delirium, which in such cases is generally the forerunner of mortification. James Robinson, the man who stands charged with causing the late fire at Finchley, Was examined again yester day ; he stoutly denies the charge : the decision of the Magis trates was deferred till Monday. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1836. It is evident from last night's debate in the House of Commons that Ministers will stand firm to their creed of equal justice to Ireland. The House of Lords may bluster, but it will not make them waver. They have taken up their position, and will maintain it. Of course there will he no failing off in their ma jority. On the contrary, if we may judge from the feeling that prevailed in the House last night, they will acquire a very considerable accession of strength— thanks to the temperate, but resolved and energetic, spirit that the country has lately manifested on the subject. What is it that Ministers propose to themselves to secure by the rejection of the Lord's amendments? Is it the continuance of agitation in Ireland—of Captain Roe K's domination—of the Repeal war-whoop —of the Carriekshock, Inniscara, and Ratheormac massacres? Far otherwise. The object they have in view, is to substitute throughout the sister country, repose for agitation, justice for in justice, equal rights for oppressive monopolies—in short, to bring Ireland Within the pale of Bri tish legislation. And this patriotic object the Lords would thwart by every means in their power. Well, they will soon repent them of their pertinacity ; for greatly indeed do we mistake the signs of the times, if they do not harbinger a proffipt and searching Re form in the Upper House. • We warned their Lord ships that it would come to this. We warned them even so far back as the year 1832, when they threw out the Local Courts' Bill, simply because its object was to render justice cheap, and consequently in their eves vulgar ; but they were deaf to all admonition, pur suing their reckless course, just as if no day of rec koning were at hand. And what has been the re sult of such blind, obstinate bigotry ? Why, that at this very moment their Lordships are at issue with all Ireland ; with the intelligent Reformers of England and Scotland ; and, as to-night's division will show, with a majority of the representatives of the three kingdoms, on one of the most important questions that ever engrossed the attention of Parliament Such being their position, will they now retrace their steps, or will they persevere in their mad career ? Heaven knows It is impossible to speculate with any cer tainty on the proceedings of those whom prejudice has blinded to the truth. If, however, their Lordships have one grain of discretion left, they will instantly avail themselves of the opportunity—which though fast pass ing away, is not yet quite passed—of making the amende honorable to Ireland. We conjure them to do so, by all that they hold precious ,and venerable—by their love of pomp and state—of stars, garters, and rib bands—of pension-lists and votes by proxy—of Al mack's, Crockford's and Newmarket—by their; crowded box at the Opera, and empty pew at the Chapel Royal—by their French cooks and servants in State liveries ;—hy each and all of these things, deprived of which their Lordships would sink martyrs to ennui, we conjure them to do justice to themselves and the country. imposingattitudc. Let their Lordships peruse the debate of last night— let them peruse it with that profound attention which its paramount importance demands, and then ask themselves the question, whether, if they resolve to abide by their Amendments, they can do so with any hope of success. They have no longer a House of Commons of their own to deal with, but one that re presents the people—one pledged to the welfare of a kingdom, not of a faction. Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S speech is quite con c l us i ve on t hi s point, expressi ng , as it does, with the requisite boldness and energy, the sentiments of the entire community. His Lordship unequivocally declares that no power on earth shall make him consent to the Amendments, in their present state, of the House of Lords. Ministers, he tells us, have promised justice to Ireland, and will keep faith at k all hazards. With no desire to push matters to a needless extremity they merely stand on the defensive, armed, however, to the teeth--patient—vigilant--and secure against all surprises. We know not that we ever perused a speech more triumphant as a whole, more satisfactory in detail, than that delivered by Lord JOHN RUSSELL last night. It has the best part of eloquence—sincerity. The reply, in particular, to Lord LYNDHURST'S paltry attack on the Irish character, was admirable for its pungent sarcasm, and the lofty indignation that breathed through it. " Those words," said the Minister, " which I heard with my own ears, that three fourths of the people of Ireland were aliens to us in blood, differed from us in . language, differed from us in religion, and only sought an opportunity to shake off the Government of this country as the yoke of a tyrannical oppressor ;—those words are the words which fell from one who, but a few months ago, held the high and re sponsible office of Lord Chancellor of England ! Tell me, after this, of speeches made at the Corn Ex change ! Tell me of agitation ! I tell you that those words will tend more to produce agita tion than a thousand Corn Exchange harangues." This is hard hitting, but not a whit more so than the Tory Ex-Chancellor deserves. There are some callous natures who are not to be put down by a courteous rebuke, and on whom nothing but a sledge-hammer can make an impression. Lord LYNDHURST is one of these, and accordingly his opponent has applied the sledge-hammer with very triumphant and unceremonious energy. Sir W. FOL LETT followed Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and sad work he made of his reply. Dull drivel, seasoned with pointless flippancy, and some small special pleading, was' all that he had to serve up to the House. Accordingly, Mr. O'LOGHLEN did not think it worth his while to take more than a passing notice of such a drowsy, illogical mass of common-place, but con tented himself with expatiating, in a bold, inanswer able spirit, on the evils that would accrue to Ireland, and also to this country, were the Lords' Amend ments to be acquiesced in. At a late hour the debate was adjourned over to this day—doubtless because Hon. Members were so thoroughly saturated with the laudanum of Mr. SHAW'S declamation, as to be in capable of further attention. The University of Cambridge, and also the Scottish Universities, have petitioned against the Copy-right Bill. This is only what might have been expected. According to the law, as it stands at present, each of the. Universities are entitled to a copy of every book entered at Stationers' Hall. Some other institutions enjoy the same privilege. Eleven copies of every work are thus sacrificed by the author or publisher ; and this is not only a grievance of a very serious description to literary men, but it operates most prejudicially on the interests both of literature and science. Many scientific works, of the greatest importance, have been withheld from the public, merely because their circulation being necessarily limi ted, and the expense of publication great, the abstrac tion of eleven copies would have entailed a very consi derable loss on the proprietors. HUMBOLDT'S great work may be instanced among others. We trust this heavy tax on knowledge will not be allowed to continue a moment longer. Let the Universities purchase out of their own funds such books as they want. There is no reason in the world w hy th ey should be provided with books with ou t remunerat i ng those who have written them, and written them too, in most cases, to earn that daily bread which is sup plied, without much labour, to the drones who pore over University libraries. An enquiry into the use made of such libraries would, we have no doubt, soon show that this invidious privilege is turned to very little account by those who are so clamourous for its continuance. We have seen letters from Manresa (province of Catalonia) to the Ist June ; their contents are most important. The greatest discontent prevailed throughout the province of Catalonia. The authorities had met, and, with MINA at their head, had forwarded an energetic representation to the Government, protesting against the convocation of the Cortes as illegal, and request ing her MAJESTY to dismiss her Ministers, as the country could not grant them their confidence. This step had been taken without the least rioting or popu lar disturbance. 'The general confidence in MINA Was sufficient to repress every symptom of violence, and to organize a resistance to the Government in a calm but Commissioners had arrived at Barcelona from Arm gon and Valencia, and had proceeded, together with those from Catalonia, in a body to Madrid. It was generally believed that the new Ministry had intended to remove MINA from his command ; but he is re presented as determined to retain it against all oppo sition, and the people to sustain him. The province of Arragon had declared itself independent, and though all these demonstrations of hostility had not yet occasioned any open acts of violence, everything seemed to forebode an approaching convulsion. Brussels and German Papers have been received. Nothing, it appears, will prevent the recurrence of the barbarous practice of duelling in Belgium. On Tues day last, •several duels took plat;; between the soldiers of the 6th Regiment of die Line, and the Guides. One of the duellists was conveyed, mortally wounded, to the Hospital. M. Jm3A ID, a Belgian, has discovered a new moving power, which will do away with the use of steam, as it will produce the same results with half the expense, and without any part of the danger which follows the bursting of boilers, and other steam apparatus. The construction of this new power, is said to be very simple. On Wednesday M. JoBAID had left Brussels for Paris and London, with a view to communicate his discovery to the Governments of France and England. The Count de BA ILLET, the Belgian Minister at the Court of Prussia, has returned to Brussels. The German Journals are filled with accounts of the splendid fetes given to the French Princes by the Court of Austria. When the Duke of ORLEANS was presented to the Emperor, his MAJESTY wel comed his Royal Highness in French, when the Duke made answer that he preferred speaking in Ger man, as from his infancy he had. studied the language of so renowned a people. The EMPEROR was de lighted ; and subsequently the German language was only addressed to the illustrious strangers. The robbers expelled from the Greek territory have committed great depredations on the Turkish frontier. The SULTAN has ordered a large reinforcement in that direction to prevent bandits driven from Greece from seeking shelter in the territory of the Porte. In the meantime the Armenians, at the instigation of Russia, are struggling to shake off the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople—that dignitary being no longer the nominee of the CZAR. FRENCH FUNDS.—Paats, Jose S. Five per Cents., leBf. 15c. 10c. sc. 20c. 15e. Four per Cents., 10If. fric. Three per Cents., 80f. 15c. 10c. Bank Actions, 2,295 f. Rente de Naples, 1001. 25c. 30c. Roman Five per Cents., 102%:i4. Spanish Actives, 41% 41 4l Spanish Differes, 19. Spanish Passives. 12M%4. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 102% EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, —c. —c.; money, 25f. aPic. Three months, paper, —f. —c. ; money, 25f. 25c —(burs Autheleivie. THE FUNDS. The French Journals of Wednesday received this morning are very barren of all important intelligence, with the exceptton of an extract from the Journal du Commerce on the subject of an interview between the Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors and the President of the Council, which will be found in our extracts from that Journal. The Moniteur contains the following ph . tele , ra o ic communication : . . y V ...... Generals Palarea, from Valencia, and Rote; from Alcaniz as well as the provincial deputies from Leon, have sent i n th e most explicit declarations of adhesion to the new Ministry. All the news from the provinces continue to be good. On the morning of the 6th inst., the Carlists attacked the lines before St. Sebastian, to the south-west of the Passage. They were repulsed, and suffered considerable loss." On the morning of the 31st ult., the Carlists made a vigorous attempt to regain possession of th e h e i g h ts of Ayete, then occupied by the British Legi on . T heir attack was m a d e b e fore light in the morning, and w as conducted with great bravery for some time. The in surgents were repulsed with the loss of six officers and fifty men killed, and many wounded. The British Auxiliaries did not lose a man, and only one Spaniard was killed in the engagement. The Courrier F r ancais of Wednesday contain th e following paragraph : " It is no longe r d ou btful to any one that Cordova, i n ha tred to M. Mendizabal, and through jealousy of G enera l Evans, did not act with all the activity he might have dis played. The British General co mplained repeatedl y o f h i s conduct to M. Villiers, and to his friends i n Londop, He ex- THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1836. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) pressed particular displeasure on the occasion of the storming of the Carlist lines before St. Sebastian. On that day, Cor dova was to have made a diversion, and drawn in the direction of Vittoria a great part of the Carlist forces. He disappointed General Evans, and the latter revenged himself by the same kind of inaction when Cordova marched from Vittoria to Arla ban. General Evans is said to have more consulted on that occasion his personal resentment, than the instructions of M. Villiers, which were communicated to him by the British Con sul in Bayonne. These observations are most unjust as regards the conduct of the Hon. and Gallant Member for West minster, who was the last man in the whole army to suspect CORDOVA of treachery. What was his cele brated letter to the electors of Westminster, but a de fence of the conduct of the Spanish Commander-in- Chief ? In fact, there was not a man in Spain who was not perfectly aware of CORDOVA'S treachery long before General EVANS could be persuaded that the Commander-in-Chief was not his most faithful friend and firm associate in the cause of freedom. CORDOVA did not want to beat the Carlists at Arlaban, and had EVANS advanced, he would have contrived to lose the battle rather than divide the glory of a conquest with British troops. General EVANS is incapable of the treachery that would sacrifice a constitutioal cause, and the freedom of a people, to personal resentment. PARIS, JUNE 7.—Very late yesterday evening, the Ministers of Prussia and Austria visited the President of the Council. It was affirmed that the affairs of Spain were the subject of this diplomatic conference. This morning the Confidents re peated that it had been agreed, by a treaty between the three parties, that in case Spain should depart from the Royal Sta tute, to follow the Constitution of Cadiz, or any other, the three Cabinets would engage to cause the principle of mo narchical unity, and of the integrity of the Spanish territory, to be respected, against the partisans of Don Carlos, or of the Revolutionary Government. It is affirmed that it is Aus tria, in concert with Prince Talleyrand, that has formed the project of this triple alliance, which, without changing any thing in the stipulations of the quadruple alliance, regulates for a future contingency which it is easy to forsee ; an inter vention which would leave no ground to envy the influence at which England may arrive in the Peninsula.—Journa/ du Commerce. _ Yesterday morning M. Thiers had a long conference with Count Appony, in the middle of which Lord Granville arrived, but fearing to interrupt the conference between the Minister and the Austrian Ambassador, he proceeded directly to the palace. PARIS, JUNE B.—The camp of St. Omer will commence between the 10th and 15th of October. It will be composed of 5,296 infantry, 120 artillery, and 15 gendarmes. It is not known what regiments will form it. The Chamber of Peers will meet to-morrow ( Thursday) to discuss the project of law on the tariff of Customs.—lllessager, June Bth. BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—The Three per Cents. opened at 80f. 30c., and remained sellers at that price, and buyers at 80f. 25c., the whole day. Spanish Active Stock opened at 418, and is now 41f. Very little business has been done in this stock, or any of the other securities. LAST Patcss.—Five per Cents., 1081. 40c. ; Three per Cents., 80f. 30c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, —; Three per Cents. Spanish, —; Cortes, —; Coupons, —; Gueb herds, ; Differes, 148 ; New Loan, —; Actives, 4*, ; Pas sives, 12f ; Ducats, 100 35 ; Romans, 1028 —; Pedros, ; Belgians, 102* ; Dutch, —l. —c. ; Haytians, 3701. —c. ; Miguels, —; Brabant Bank, —; Belgian Bank, 19 ; Con tinuation, —c. ; New Differes, 19; Five per Cent. Perpe tuelles, —; Royal Loan, —. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals this morning are the French, Ostend, and Dutch mails, with a great number of ship letters. These are from China, Nassau, Lima, Batavia, Calcutta, Madras, the Cape, Sydney, and New York ; hut most of them of old dates. We have also a Halifax mail by th 6 Linnet—sailed May 17th. We have Montreal papers this day to the 13th of May, and Quebec to the 11th of May. Their contents are not of much interest. The Montreal papers say that the Rideau Lake is now free from ice, and navigable. The lumber merchants along the cnnal have mostly got their timber under weigh for Quebec. The river was clear of ice opposite Quebec, and the navigation considered open. The Upper Canada papers of the Ist inst., state that business was resuming its usual activity, from Montreal to the upper lakes, and the spring was not so backward. The refusal of the supplies, and the abuse bestowed by some of the pa pers on Sir Francis Head, appear to have created a feeling of hostility to the adventurers who seek change and innova tion, merely to gratify their restless, foolish brains, or to fill their own pockets out of the labour of the people. The Le gislature of Nova Scotia was prorogued on the 4th inst. The Sydney Papers give the subjoined account of the mar kets : —The supply is generally good. Wheat holds a position that is likely to be maintained. The price varies from 10s. to 12s. 6d. per bushel ; but arrivals are looked for. Other Grains are progressing to an advance. The Halifax Papers to the 17th May give the following ac count of the seal fishery :-117 vessels of 9,946 tons, and na vigated by 2,774 men, have been cleared out at the Custom- House of Harbour Grace this year for the seal fishery. They add that the Bank of New Brunswick had been obliged to lessen their discounts. By the express from Paris this morning, we have accounts from Bayonne stating that two millions of money for the North of Spain had passed for Oleron, escorted b y two gendarmes. The return of Cordova from Madrid was to be the signal of combination—the result of which was expected with impa tience. The General would go to Pampeluna to join General Bernelle ; and General Evans will attack Hernani. The debates last night in the House of Commons engross the attention of the City public this morning—particularly as they have little Continental news of importance—with the ex ception of that received by the French telegraph from Ba yonne, that another desperate attack was made by the Carlists on the English and Spanish lines near Passages, in which it is rumoured the Carlists experienced a defeat, and stiffer-3d considerable loss of men. The particulars of this affair are anxiously looked for. It appears that while General Cordova is carousing and intriguing at Madrid, the Carlists are attempt ing to take their revenge on General Evans's little valiant corps, which no doubt will defy the fury of all the Carlists' attempts to regain their lost ground. Consols opened this morning at the leaving off price of yes terday, 911,- 92 for the Account. Exchequer Bills, 12 14 ; India Bonds, 1 discount, 1 prem. ; Bank Stock, 210 x; India for Account, 259 260. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds have rather improved from the closing prices of yesterday—from 401 ? F . to 40 s ; Passive, 121; Deferred, 181 ; Portuguese, 811 ; Three per Cents., 521- 531 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 561 57 ; Columbia, 291 301- ; Mexican, 33 34. _ _ _ HALF-PAST ONE. (From the St. John's Courier, New Brunswick.) SCARCITY OF MONEY.—Owing to the preparations that are making to pay instalments on the capitals of several incorpo. rated Companies, and the refusal of the Banks to discount at present, money has become exceedingly scarce in this city ; so much so indeed that bills on England, which until lately were at Bto 10 per cent. prem., have, we understand, been this week sold as low as 4 per cent. premium. Consols have continued during the morning, with scarce a bargain doing, at 91i 92 for the Account. Reduced, 904 Exchequer Bills, 12 14; India Bonds, 1 dis. 1 prem. ; Bank Stock, 2101 2 ; India for Account, 259 260. In the Foreign Market—Spanish Active Bonds, 404 l ; Passive, 121; Deferred, 181; Colombia, 30; Portuguese, 81i ; Three per Cents., 53k; Dutch Two and a Half, 564 57 ; Mexican, 33. THREE 0' CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 91i 92. Lord William Bentinck, M.P., the late Governor- General of India, has consented to take the Chair at a public meeting, to be held next week in Exeter Hall in favour of Mr. Buckingham's claims. Sir George Sinclair has written to us a note, stating that when he paired off with Mr. M. O'Connell, be reserved to himself the right of taking part in any discussion which might occur, though he could not vote. This is rather an Irish way of pairing-off, for if the state of his health be such that his physician considers it advisable for the Hon. Baronet not to vote, will the greater exertion of speechifying mend the matter ? -------- His Majesty has been pleased to grant a King's Plate to be run for in Jersey. NORTH LONDON HOSPITAL.-The anniversary festival of the foundation of the North London Hospital was celebrated on Monday, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street. The Lord Mayor presided, supported by Sheriffs Lainson and Salomons, Alderman Venables, Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. H. L. Bulwer, M. P. • Mr. W. Tooke ; the Treasurers, Drs. Elliotson, Bostock, Thomson, &c.; and about one hundred other persons. Upon the removal of the cloth, the healths of the King, the Queen, the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Victoria, the Duke of Sussex , a nd the rest of the Royal Family, were drunk with the usual honours.- The report was read by the Secretary, from which it ap peared that in the course of the year 1835, 1,156 in-patients had been admitted; 1,299 out-patients relieved; 1,064 ca sualties relieved ; and 270 lying-in women attended at their own habitations. The amount of the subscriptions was then announced, in the total 4451. The most liberal contributions were-the Lord Mayor, la 10s. ; the Duke of Somerset, 101. ; Alderman Venables, 10/. 103. ; Sheriff Lainson, 101. 10s. ; Sheriff Salomons, 101. 10s. ; Mr. W. Archibald, 261. ss. ' • Mr. S. C. Finch, 311. 10s_ 2 . • Mr. F. Ferguson, 20/. ; Mr. T. S. Savory, 311. 10s. ; Mr. V. Knox, 21/. ; Mr. H. C. Robinson, 101. ; Mr. N. P. Hope, 101. ; Mr. C. Day, 311. 10s. ; Mr. D. Gaskell, M.P., 10/. 10s. • Lord Newark, 101. 10s. ; Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, 10 /. 10 s. ; ' Mr. A. Grey, 10/. 10s. ; Mr. W. Heath, 31/. 10s. ; Mr. C. Atkin son, 101. 10s. ; Mr. Justice Coleridge, 31. 38., &c. .•_ PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ... .......... ................. 210 M% I India Stock - 3 per Cent Bed 3 per Cent. Cons — South Sea Stcck -- 3% per Cent `> 6 %% Old Annnities Ditto Red 96 %% ' New Ditto ' New 3% per Cent —l3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... -- New 3 per Cent — , Exch. Bills, .-Cll,Ol ... ... I'2 I t pm. Bank Long Annuitiesto expire I Ditto iOO .... .... 12 14 pm. Jan 5, 1860 ......... —.15% 13-16 Ditto Small Oct 10, 1850 — Ditto Commercial-- ...... 5 pm. Jan 5, 18110 Jan. 5, 1880.... ---' Bank Stock for Account — April 5, 18811 — India Stock for Account — Jan. 5, 1870 —l Consols for Acconnt 92 17 Oinnium pm. I PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS I TAIS vian DA B Y ond A s T ON Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds — I Ditto Account Ditto Account. Brazilian Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account — Ditto New Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account ......... ......... Ditto, 3 per cent. 53% Chillian Bonds — Prussian Bonds Ditto Account — Russian Bonds, 18•2•2 109% 10% Columbian Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 18'24 — Spanish Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds French, 5 per cent. L —c. Ditto Bonds, 1325 — 4 per cent —f. —c.. Ditto Account — 2 per cent. —f. —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent..., Exchange —f. —c Ditto Account — 'Dutch, 214 per cent. 57 6% Ditto, 6 per cent Ditto Account — Ditto, 5 per cent. 101%% Neapolitan i Ditto-Account .0C K PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. British Iron Company 5O 3S Cata Branca Mining Company Birmingham and Derby Railway Company 5 9% Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 5 li Birmingham. Bristol, and Thames Junction 1 1 Commercial Blackwall Railway Company 2 Ini 3 :A Eastern Counties Railway 1 15 Edinburgh, Leith, and Newhaven 1 ' 1 7,.4 1' Hull and Selby Railway Company 5 - - - Railway Company 15 Leeds and Manchester Brighton (Rennie's) London and Blackwall Railway London and Birmingham Railway Company 6O London and Greenwich Railway Company 2O i.ondon and Southampton Railway Company 2O Manchester South Union Railway Company 2 North Midland Railway Company 5 South Eastern Railway Company 2 Thames Haven Railway Company Australasia Bank British North American Bank Colonial Bank lO National Provincial Bank of England Van I)ieman's Land Agricultural Company l7 4 , ,, 2% 2 55 10104 14 29% 13% HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. M ..... 0 minutes after 0. Evening 9 minutes after 0. COMMERCE OF THE BLACK SEA This week will be published, in 1 vol. Bvo., with a Map of the re lative position of the Commercial Depots, and Statistical Tables of Imports, Exports, and Produce. REPORT on the COMMERCE of the PORTS of NEW RUSSIA, MOLDAVIA, and WALLACHIA, made to the Russian Government in 1835, in pursuance of an in vestigation undertaken by order of Count Woronzo. By JULIUS DE HAGEMEISTER. Translated from the original published at Odessa, By T. F. TRIEBNER. London : Effingham Wilson, 88, Royal Exchange. HAMBURG, MAY 27, 1836. dA N the EVE of a RISE in PRICE and on AP. ‘./ PROACH of WEDNESDAY, 22d JUNE, the First Da: orDrawing of the 68th HAMBURGH GREAT LOTTERY, HEINE BROTHERS, the CONTRACTORS, request those, desirous to purchase at the first Price, to LOSE NO TIME in ordering by one of the Mails reaching this before 15th JUNE. To those, whose remittances of £lO, £2O, or £3O, reach them before 15th June, HEINE BROTHERS will on executing - the order return £2, £4, or £6, (viz. Two Pounds on each Ten Pound Note) by return of Post. Orders for more than Three Tickets must be declined, there not being Tickets enough remain ing unsold to allow them to attend to orders of greater extent. Orders for less than a whole Ticket will also not be attended to. DIRECT to HEINE BROTHERS in HAMBURG. ERRATUM. In our first leading article yesterday, the words " tyrannical pre tensions" were, by mistake of the printer, converted into " tyrannical pretences." We are quite aware that the latter word is applicable in all its force to the conduct of our hereditary legislators, but it is not the one we used. The publication of THE Sur; NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 20 minutes past Three o' Clock. ;* 4 54<7,1 • t. • ' -, :;\ -.s *cf 5 .:. , _•' . :7:71; • -5 • . e_rz.ll,4 Tb i e 4-11:11.+ 3% 131 25% 3% 12% 41,4 KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) Lord DENMAN said, in the case of prohibition mentioned by the Attorney- General yesterday, which involved the question of the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admiralty, the Court was of opinion that there was no objection to a Doctor of Civil Law being heard, and the other side might avail themselves of the same assistance if they thought proper. The case was subsequently fixed for hearing to-morrow morning. THE KING V. BLACK AND ANOTHER, PROPRIETOR/1 OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER. In this case a rule had been obtained in the course of last term, by the Attorney-General, calling upon the defendants to shew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against them for an alleged libel published in the Morning Chronicle newspaper, reflecting upon the characters of Messrs. Kelly and Dundas. The publication arose out circumstances connected with the Ipswich Election, which our readers will recollect had been made the subject of investigation before a Committee of the House of Commons— a prosecution had been subsequently instituted by order of that House against John Pilgrim, J. B. Decent, and others, for bribery at the Ipswich Election. The defendants to that indictment had pleaded guilty, and on being brought up for judgment, a great number of affidavits were put in and read. Of these affidavits, amounting to upwards of sixty, two were published in the Morning Chronicle, and it was alleged that this was an ex parte publication, as the two affidavits in question imputed to Messrs. Kelly and Dundas a guilty knowledge of the acts of bribery committed by their agents at the election. The Court was occupied for several hours yesterday in hearing Counsel against the rule. Messrs. M. D. Hill, Palmer, Bingham, and Austen severally addressed the Court, their arguments being principally directed to show that the publication in question was a fair report of what had occurred when the defendants in the prosecution for bribery were brought up for judgment. A correspondence between the solicitors on either side was also read, from which it was contended the proprietors of the Paper had offered Messrs. Kelly and Dun das the use of their columns, to correct any erroneous or in jurious impression which the publication in question might have made. Sir Frederick Pollock, the Attorney_ General. and Sir W. Follett, were this day heard in support of the rule. After a lengthened argument, the Court conferred for about half an hour together, when Lord DENMAN said they would give their judgment tomor row; and,kin the mean time, they, would look carefully into all the affidavits. SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, JUNE 9.2-Wind W. S.W.—Arrived the Warren, Creaton, from the South Seas ; Margaritha, Burcham, from Batavia ; Senilla, Bosworth, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Mountaineer, --, from Demerara; Mary, Dawson, from Santiago; and Charles Brooke, 'Belle, from St. Vincent's. Arrived from the River, and remains, the Thomas Grenville, Thornhill, for Calcutta ; Cresent: Callace, for Alexandria ; Belezi, Howell, for Honduras; Emerald, Wilson, for Tobago ; Ardent, Mackie, for Belfast ; and St. Japes, Sebor, for New York.—Eight o'Clock.—The outward-bound remains. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 9.—Wind W.—Sailed the St. James Sebor, for New York. PLYMOUTH, JUNE B.—Wind S.W.—Sailed his Majesty's ship the Coakatrice, for the Westward ; and Bartley, Mor rison, for Montreal. FALMOUTH, JUNE 8. —Wind S. W. to W. S. W.—Arrived off the Marianna, Plug, from Batavia. Sailed the Royal Tar (steamer), for Santander. DOVER, JUNE 9.—Arrived.the Tyree, Liles, from Canton. COWES, JUNE 9.—Arrived the Susan, Grill, from Bahia. _ LIVERPOOL, JUNE B.—Arrived the Norfolk, Galwey, from Sidney. Sailed on the 11th of Feb., the London, M'Lean, for Calcutta ; Royal Mint, Rossall, for Jamaica ; Donald, Potts, for Antigua ; Thistle, Vague, for St. John's, New Brunswick ; Greenhorn, Morrison, and Consbrook, for Bris tow ; Talsar, Alexander, Aricadi, Kelligrew, and Naye, for Cadiz ; and Atalanta, Newman, for Stettin. Off port the Lady Rowena, —, from Bombay ; and Portia, —, from the Mediterranean. DUBLIN, JUNE 7.—Arrived the Sir Walter Scott, Semin son, from Leghorn. LONDONDERRY, JUNE 7.—Arrived the Eliza, Longhorn from London. NEWRY, JUNE 7.—Arrived the Betsey and Laura, from Alicant ; and David and William, Acres, from London. ABERDEEN, JUNE 7.—Arrived the Mary, Cave, from Memel. QUEBEC, MAY 8. —The ice bridge gave way this morning, at five a.m. The ice bridge at Caratiga has given way.-9. There is a great deal of ice floating up and down the River; it is feared the batteries will hardly be clear until next spring 15th inst. The Dalrymple, Dawson, from Newcastle, has arrived ai Halifax. with loss of forctopmasts, and leakyl bound to St, Andrew's, New Brunwick. The following was received at Lloyd's yesterday : " NOTICE. " ABANDONMENT OF THE LIGHT AT POINT PALMYRAS, WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR VESSELS SEEKING A PILOT FOR THE RIVER HOOMILY. " The encroachment of the sea on the Island of Mypurrah, commonly called Point Palmyras, rendering it necessary to abandon' the light at that place, notice is hereby given that the light will be forthwith abandoned accordingly ; and that from the 15th of March to the 15th of September. the period during which the pilot vessels' cruise off Point Palmyras, until further notice the senior pilot at the station will burn a blue light and immediately after fire a rocket every half hour during the night, commencing at 7 P. M., and ending at 5 n: M. " 2. The vessel on board of which such senior pilot may be will be instructed to take up a position, tho Point bearing W. by N., distant J 8 miles, and in 18 or 20 fathoms water, and to keep in . . that position during the night as near as possible. " 3. The simultaneously firing a rocket, with the burning of a blue light, is ordered to distinguish the pilots' station off the point from the floating light vessel at the entrance of the Eastern Channel. . " 4. The pilot vessels during the above period cruise in the day off Point Palmyras, and anchoring during the night in a line E. and W., in latitude 20 deg. 42 mm; to 20 deg. 48 min. N., with the point bearing W. by S. ; but the senior officer's vessel, showing the blue light, and firing the rocket, will be stationed as above. If, however, about the beginning of September, the wind come from the E., or the weather as sumes a threatening appearance, the pilot vessels necessarily haul off to the E., and may be found in a line between the point and the floating light ♦essel at the entrance of the Eastern Channel ; and vessels approaching the station about that period with the wind hanging to the eastward, or the wea ther having a threatening appearance, are accordingly recom mended on no account to approach the point, but rather to en deavour to make for the floating light at the entrance of the Eastern Channel ; and it is further notified that after the 15th September no pilot vessel will be found to the westward of the Western Sea Reef. "5. From the 15th September to the 15th March, the pilot vessels cruise during the day between Saugur Sand and the Western Sea Reef, anchoring in the night E. and W. of each other, in lat. 21 to 21 10 N. . " 6. Vessels approaching the station on seeing the pilot vessels are requested in the day to make for that vessel on board of which they will see a large red flag flying at the main, whenever they can do so, without great inconvenience or delay. In the night the vessel having the next turn pilot on board is ordered, between the 15th of March and the 15th of September, while the vessels cruize of Point Palmyras, to burn a maroon every half-hour during the night, or one quarter of an hour after the burning of the blue light and firing off the rocket ; and between the 15th of September and the 15th of March, at the Floating Light Station, at the entrance of the Eastern Channel, every hour, and in thick weather every half hour ; and vessels are requested, in like manner, to seek their pilot in the night from that vessel, it being understood, howe ver, that any pilot vessel which may be first seen is bound im mediately to use every exertion to put a pilot on board, night or day, without referring to any turns or rotations, and that this latter is only allowed when no delay is occasioned thereby. " By order of the Marine Board, "C. B. GREENLAW, Sec. " Fort William, Calcutta, Jan. 21, 1836." The Ship, James Pattison, Captain Cromarty, with female emigrants, arrived safe at Sydney on the 6th February, in 98 days, from Cork—all well. The Ship Bardaster arrived at Sydney from Hobart Town— reported having passed a barque with female emigarnts from London, going up the river Derwent on the 29th January, supposed to be the Boadicea, which left the Downs on the 4th October ; she was expected to have reached Hobart Town on the following day, the 30th January. M. DE BERIOT'S CONCERT.—M. de Beriot's morning concert took took place yesterday at the Great Room, King's Theatre. The crowded audience sufficiently proved the superior attractions of M. de Beriot's programme. This distinguished artist performed a new concerto, composed ex pressly for the occasion ; and wheth er we regar d hi m as a com poser or violinist, it would be difficult to find his equal. The concerto abounds in original passages ; and reprobating that absurd criterion of the present day which estimates excellence by mere difficulty of execution, we congratulate M. de Beriot on the flowing melodies so beautifully contrasting the more abstruse parts of this fine composition. Madame Malibran de Beriot surpassed herself. In the simple ballad, the duetto buffo, and the aria grandiosa, she alike enchanted amateur and professor. Grisi also gave " The Polacca " with her accus tomed excellence; and the other vocalists displayed their wonted powers. Miss E. Bisset performed a brilliant fantasia on the harp, of her own composition, well calculated to deve lope the powers of the instrument, and in which she cleverly introduced a difficult pianoforte studio of the celebrated J. B. Cramer. MR. LISTER'S " GRANBY."—This highly ima ginative novel is now, we perceive, in course of publication in weekly numbers, at one shilling each, to be completed in five numbers (the 2nd of which will be published to-morrow), with a Portrait of the Author, in the new weekly Issue of Mr. Colburn's admirable series of " Modern Novelists." A more striking instance of cheap literature is hardly to be found than in the progress and execution of this collection of ap proved works, which already contains Mr. Bulwer's " Pelham." " Devereux," and " The Disowned ;" Capt. Marryat's " Frank Mildmay," Lady Morgan's " O'Donnel," Mr. Ho race Smith's " Brambletye House," &c. Of the ir merits it is unnecessary, at this time, to speak our object is merely to call the attention of the reading public to the extremely low price (one -fifth of the original cost), at which these standard fictions are now attainable. One great and novel attraction of this series is the finely executed portraits of the various authors whose works it contains. COURT - CIRCULAR• The King, attended by Sir Robert Smirke and Sir Benja min Stephenson, inspected the Chapel Royal of St. James's, yesterday. The Duke of Cumberland, the Landgravine of Hesse He Bore: m burg, the Princess Sophia, the Prince of O ran g e, a ditary Prince, and Prince Alexand er of the Netherlands, ded Prince Charles of Solms, visited t heir Majesties yesterday, The Prince of Orange and some of a l p Royal Family remain the • to lunch. ' His Majesty gave audiences to Lord Glenelpck. Lord Fitz roy Somerset, Sir John Macdonald, and Captain BA Their Majesties left town shortly before five o'clock, yes'ter - day afternoon, for Windsor Castle. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, accom panied by their Serene Highnesses the Reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg-Gotha, the Hereditary Prince, P rince Albert, and the Prince of Leiningen, attended by the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Flora Hastings , L ad y Conroy, Baro ness Lehzen, Sir John Conroy, and Sir Geo r g e Anson, went to St. Paul's yesterday, at the anniversary of the charity schools of the metropolis ; and afterwards th eir Royal High nesses and Serene Highnesses visited the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, at the Mansion House. The Duke of Brunswick visited the Duke of Cumberland, yesterday. The Archbishop of Canterbury entertained the Prince of Orange, the Hereditary Prince, and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, at dinner, last evening, at Lambeth Palace, M. Tricoupi, the Grecian Minister, Count d'Aglie, the Sardinian Minister, and Viscount Beresford, transacted busi ness yesterday at the Foreign Office: Mr. Kemeys Tynte, M. P., had an interview' with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing-street. VISIT of the DUCHESS of KENT and the PRINCESS VICTORIA at the MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday, after the celebration of the Charity Children Anniversary at St. Paul's, the Duchess of Kent and the Prin cess Victoria proceeded to the Mansion-house to visit the Lord and Lady Mayoress. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm of the citizens upon the occasion. The neighbourhood of the Mansion-house was crowded long before the time at which tho Royal party were expected, and when the Royal carriages ar rived, the heartiest welcome was given. It is necessary to state that by the exertions of the City Police, the greatest fa cilities were given to the passing of the carriages, and a stoP was put to all confusion and embarrassment in the streets, net' withstanding the dense population and traffic in them. At a quarter before three o'clock the Royal party reached the Mansion-house, where the Lord Mayor and several of the Aldermen and their ladies, Sir James Shaw, (the City Cham berlain), the Recorder, the Town Clerk, the Comptroller, the City Pleaders, and other City officers, received them, on th e front steps of the building. The Duchess of , Kent took the Lord Mayor's arm, and her Royal Highness the Princess Vic toria took Alderman Scholoy's arm, upon alighting from the ir carriage, and were conducted by Mr. Goldham, the Master of the Ceremonies, to the drawing-room, at the door of which they were received by the Lady Mayoress. All the corporate officers were in their robes. There were with the Roys.l visi tors, his Serene Highness the reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg, the hereditary Prince, the Prince Albert, the Prince of Lei ningen, the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Conroy' S ir John Conroy, &c. A most splendid dejeune ala fourchette was laid out id the drawing-room, at which the Royal visitors sat down with the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress. At the request of the Duchess of Kent, Sir Claudius Stephen Hunter joine d the table, which was covered with all the delicacies of the si wen , by Mr. Terry, the confectioner, of Broad-street. The vines' which were of the first quality, and were under the direction of Mr. Robinson, consisted of Burgundy, Champagne, ger mitage, Frontignac, Claret, Hock, Madeira, Sherry, ,port, and Bucellas. The dessert was most abundant in peaches' apricots, grapes, and strawberries. The Aldermen and f.heit ladies were not forgotten, for in the long parlour a very ,ele gant table was spread for them, at which probably they feat ted in the greater comfort, as they were not under the slight est restraint. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess'Victo4 stood up to receive the Aldermen and their ladies in the driwing-ro on l P, and the affability of their Royal Highnesses was matter' o f great gratification to the warm-hearted and hospitable citizens who were honoured by their presence. At the de jeune the Duchess of Kent sat at the left, and the Princess Victori a at the right of the Lord Mayor, and next the Princess sat the Lady Mayoress and the venerable mother of the Chief IVltvgi; strate, with whom and the Lady Mayoress the Princess and the Duchess held constant conversation. The Lord Mayor drank the health of the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria, and welcomed them in the most warm and respectful terms to the Mansion-house. They :re turned thanks in the most gracious manner, and the Duchess expressed herself highly gratified at the reception she and her daughter had met with within the hospitable walls of the Chief Magistrate. The Royal Visitors then accompanied the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress to the Egyptian Hall, after having which, and expressed their admiration of that noble aparinieet , they took their leave, highly delighted at their visit. The same form which was observed at the entrance of tilt, Royal visitors was gone through at their departure, and the crowds outside hailed their re-appearance in the most enthn - , siastic, manner. • The Princess Victoria had all the freshness of a country girl about her, appeared to be in rude health, and drew every expression of admirarion from those of both sexes who :had the honour of being in her company. The Aldermen present, besides those we have nainee, were Aldermen Birch, Heygate, Winchester, Laurie, Thomas, Wood, Marshall, White, and Humphery. His Grace the Commissioner had the first dish of green peas for the season on Saturday ; and ripe strawberries were daily on the Moderator's breakfast table in the Hopetotin Rooms.—Edinburgh Advertiser. MRS. HOWITT'S NEW WORK.—" Wood Leig ton " resembles " Our Village " in design, but there the coo parison ends. Mrs. Howitt is more poetical and imaginaitre than Miss Mitford--her pictures arc more vivid and excitieg -- „ her pastoral life has more of the breadth and genius of VO- 15° : than the rural d escr iptions of Miss Mitford. In other respe t ," these volumes may be classed with " Belford Regis," and t s° best works of that kind. The description of the village; of the the old bachelor who lingered through life alone, after havieg suffered a disappointment of the affections; of Squire Train tree ; of the beggars, and the Odd Fellows' Club, with Mrs' Malatrot, pouring forth her reminiscenses of Lichfield, grid head ; and the peeps into the houses, and the gossiping, an kind- hearted coteries, teem with truth, earnestness, and qui et humour. It is thoroughly a country book, full of fresh cog.ntrY feelings, country views, simplicity, truth, and pure Engli sh morality. —Atlas. rality. THE, WATERFORD THEATRE.—Mr. Kean ai l° peared in the character of Richard the Third on Thursdef evening, when his reception and performance were everyt hing we could have expected or have wished. The most breath.- less silence prevailed during the delivery of his opening sell loyiy, and when he arrived at its conclusion the house rung: with acclamation at the successful effort of the actor. It wi ll not be easy to forget the bitter scorn of tone and feature that accompanied his descant on his own deformity. The en o s lle .; ration of his personal misfortunes—the fixed glare 0f 11 1 : ‘ , piercing eye—the deepening hue of his countenance as : lashed himself into rage at the recital, and the despOl n .„'''' mockery of his voice, telling that the " dogs barked at bill' as halted by them," were all true to nature and to pess i '" n 0 i The wooing scene with Lady Anne was also a masterpi ece acting. His dream before the battle, and his subsequent ter-- ror in rushing from the couch and calling on his attendants tO' " bind up his wounds," made the spectator forget that be was: looking on an actor. The fiery energy of the concluding' scene was a wonderful physical effort or. the part of Mr. Kean; though we must confess that where there is scopo fo r bitte ., sarcasm or deep moral sentiment he appears to grea ter act vantage, and leaves all competitors at a far greater distance _ Waterford Chronicle. Mr. WILLIS'S NEW WORK "INKLINGS °r,,, ADVENTURE."—We were prepared to expect a delightful bet; from an author who declares himself to have " a passion human faces, an intense love of beauty, and a reckless love adventure ;" and it is but ustice to the author of this mast amusing work to say that he has quite realised all our exPec e tations—his sketches of character, of scenery, and adventur' are capital. Mr. Willis is excellent at working up a n interest He does this at times in a style that renders it difficulty o keep one's seat. We take leave of him with feelings of atitude for the pleasure which we have derived from the peru sal 01 his highly interesting volumes.—Monthly Repository. SOUTH ESSEX ELECTION. CHELMS FORDt T HU RSDAY EYRNIND.—The proceedings of this election lre,ye_ now terminated by the official declaration of the state of the poll by the High Sheriff. It will be found tha t the nuraher: do not vary from those previously give n, and that Mr. PalrUer_ majority is only 576. About 12 o'clock, after the num ber had been cast up, the High She riff came forward, ailed nounced them to be as follows : —For Geor g e Palmer, f zing Park, Esq., 2,103; Champion Edw. Branfill, of UP°, Hall, Esq., 1,527 ; leaving a majority for Mr. Palrne! 576. He, therefore, decla red G. Palmer, Es q ., to be duly elected. of English readers has often been excited by narratives o inter, MR. C O OPER IN SWITZERLAND.—The curiofstiitiye hazardous ascent of Mount Blanc; but these, however.ter esting they may have been, written by travellers of ti . o b e ,a,v4 name. At length, however, this magnificent mountain,o its by name. , F , r T au h , e apnidloot,t,he,r,s,ThhaeveLbasetenofextphle arivldo et sister x ie c u g r s i fAitoelndpss is cans," &c., and the inspiring detail of his adventures orwi thos e land. In picturesque effect, in stirring recital, in 1 singular given in his recently published work on S r. i o. t . views as to the peculiar society and institutions of thratcee pers newho a rival in= country, and in dramatic, and efteedernboocomic scen of es, M HASH A SIT DISHES, (ADVERTISEMENT.) —PLATED -- h Dishes and Covers are offered, complete, for NinerG,.,:n Guineas. with stroll.- silver edges and handles. A set four_ullaetaell;fleasr Set with richly ornamented Edges, Handles, Sze., f h Silversmith, and T. 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